FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Mania, David Buss, Storge
1 Jun 2018
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FRHD*2100 (DE) Chapter 6
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Chapter 6: Attraction and Love
Attraction
• The Attatio-Similarity Hypothesis
– The concept that people tend to develop romantic relationships with those whose
level of attractiveness and other traits are similar to their own.
– Our partners tend to resemble us in terms of race and ethnicity, age, level of
education, and religion
• Do Opposites Attat, o Do Bids of a Feathe Flok Togethe?
– Opposites do not attract!
– Why do we have partners from our own backgrounds?
• Propinquity – we live near people who are similar to ourselves.
• We’e da to people hose attitudes are similar to our own.
– Women place greater weight on attitudes, men on physical attractiveness
– We tend to assume people we find attractive share our attitudes.
– Similarity may be important in determining initial attraction; compatibility appears to
be a stronger predictor of maintaining an intimate relationship.
• Reipoit: If You Like Me, You Must Hae Eellet Judgement
– When we feel admired and complimented, we tend to return those feelings and
behaviours.
– Reciprocity
• Mutual ehage.
• Ma eale a ouples to eoe happ ith oe aothe.
• Ca stoke eutal o ild feelings into robust, affirmative feelings of attraction.
• Phsial Attatieess: Ho Ipotat is it to Look Good?
– Physical attractiveness is a major determinant of interpersonal and sexual
attractiveness.
– Some contend it is the key factor in consideration of partners for dates, sex, and long-
term relationships.
– What is considered attractive varies by culture
– In general, women consider taller men to be more attractive.
– Thinness is valued in North American culture.
– The hourglass figure is popular in Canada and in most other cultures (this varies by
sexual orientation, however).
– What is considered attractive to women varies across the menstrual cycle.
– How attractive women are perceived to be is also influenced by where they are in the
menstrual cycle.
– People who are attractive know it.
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• Phsial Attatieess: No-physical traits and attractiveness
– How beautiful we find a partner is likely to be enhanced by traits such as familiarity,
liking, respect, and shared values and goals.
– Gender role orientation and expectations affect perceptions of attractiveness.
Innovative Canadian Research
• What do Woe Wat?
– Researchers at Queens University and the University of Victoria tested the hypothesis
that women who were more open to short-term sexual relationships would be more
likely to prefer highly masculine male faces and bodies.
• Coluded that oe assoiated highe leels of asuliit ith healthie
genes.
– Study at McMaster University found that women have a slight preference for men
with lower-pitched voices for both short and long-term relationships.
• Woe also euated loe oies ith ifidelit.
Attraction
• Phsial Attatieess: What do ou look fo i a elatioship?
– In selecting a long-term partner:
• Men and Women: Rate responsibility as the most important skill, followed by
physical attractiveness, sexual skill, and status/popularity.
• Women: Place relatively greater emphasis on responsibility.
• Men: Place relatively greater consideration on physical attractiveness.
– In selecting a short-term partner:
• Woe ate responsibility as more important than men.
• Phsial Attatieess: A eolutioa pespetie o ate pefeee
– Some evolutionary psychologists believe evolutionary forces favour the continuation
of gender differences in mate preference because these traits offer reproductive
advantages.
– A oa’s epodutie alue ould e tied to youth and health.
– A a’s epodutie alue ight deped o his ailit to poide fo his family.
– Critics suggest that gender differences in mate preferences are maintained by male-
dominated social structures.
– As cultures develop higher levels of gender equality, male and female standards of
attractiveness will gradually change.
– Some of these changes are occurring already.
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